{"id":806,"date":"2014-07-15T02:05:22","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T02:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talkinggrid.com\/dev\/?p=806"},"modified":"2014-07-15T02:16:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T02:16:36","slug":"23-bon-bons-caribbean-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/23-bon-bons-caribbean-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Bon-Bons of Caribbean Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

23 BiTS of Caribbean Wisdom<\/h3>\n

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1.) \u00a0<\/strong>D<\/span>o it slow. \u00a0Take your time. \u00a0Things done slowly and carefully last longer. \u00a0Take time to execute your plans. \u00a0There is no hurry. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2.) <\/strong><\/span>Don\u2019t let the rain stop you from playing (baseball\/cricket\/hoops\/Chess) outside.\"img_8290_med\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

3.) <\/strong>Never forget: EVERYTHING is negotiable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4.) <\/span>The machete is a\u00a0versatile tool\u2026 Yet, the cyber-pen extends further.<\/span><\/p>\n

5.) <\/strong>Learning to climb a coconut palm may be the most entertaining thing you ever do.<\/span><\/p>\n

6.) <\/strong>Rice and beans is a\u00a0nutritious staple, which most budgets can cover. \u00a0Think about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

7.)<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0You don\u2019t have to go to the gym IF you really walk a lot. \u00a0Physical work is rewarding. \u00a0Try walking a mile to the grocery store and only buy what you can carry home. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

8.) <\/strong>Everyone: from maid to C.E.O. can make a difference by intending to lighten the load for others.<\/span><\/p>\n

9.) <\/strong><\/span>Nature, just outside the door, and even in a park, the garden\u2026 a moment of\u00a0silence is worth more than gold. \u00a0Invest in silence. \u00a0Protect it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10.) <\/strong><\/span>Criminals pick mousey targets\u2026 try and\u00a0develop the\u00a0\u201cTiGER STRUTT,\u201d that works to say,\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t F\u2026 with my in any lingo.”<\/span><\/p>\n

11.)<\/strong>\u00a0Make time to eat. \u00a0Noon is the best time for a big home cooked meal. \u00a0Try it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

12.) <\/strong><\/span>Take a nap. \u00a0Daily. \u00a0Fifteen minutes around happy hour goes a long way\u2026 toward\u00a0keeping you feeling like a sexy silk wearing geisha.<\/span><\/p>\n

13.) <\/strong><\/span>Olive oil is great on anything (don\u2019t forget your skin) edible. \u00a0This is true for anyone that has Latino\/Spanish roots. \u00a0Think TAPAS! \u00a0Yum. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

14.) <\/strong>\u00a0Nothing beats having cognac, on a sidewalk, in a plastic cup, with your\u00a0domino buddies\/compa\u00f1eros.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

15.) \u00a0<\/strong>Stand straight, walk quick, and avoid getting into the nets laid by expert fishermen to catch sweet jail bait LIKE you.<\/span><\/p>\n

16.) <\/strong>Dance, today, because NO THING could be more significant. \u00a0Dance is urgent! \u00a0Get to it. \u00a0Now!<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>You don\u2019t need a degree to shake your body. \u00a0Yet, movement makes leaders leap to applaud the dancer that catches the EYE,\u00a0nets the most clicks, and becomes a queen\/dream prince of the universe.<\/span><\/p>\n

17.)<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Pick a target and focus. \u00a0By shooting for bull\u2019s EYES you always win, because your\u00a0failures\u00a0are closer to the target. \u00a0No matter where you come from or where you are now in life you can become a game changer, a winner in the unending ever-expanding game of loving and living, by deciding to learn what you must, study what you don\u2019t know, and give more than you expect to get.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

18.) <\/strong>Painting: takes a different track in every corner of the planet. \u00a0Yet in the Caribbean visual art is a part of every home from shack to palace.\u00a0<\/span>The Caribbean, for all its slowness is a creative hot-bed for the world.\u00a0 The poor collect images of saints, to serve as patrons in the other\/spirit world. \u00a0The well-off-enough might have a blend of maudlin\u00a0<\/span>landscapes,\u00a0cheesy\u00a0still-lives, and a handsome portrait of a Aryan Jesus, in a light blue robe, with a radiant fire-heart at his\u00a0bosom\u2026\u00a0The wealthy\u2026\u00a0who knows\u2026\u00a0they might collect contemporary Dominican art\u2026\u00a0maybe, even hit Miami Basel for a hoot\u2026\u00a0I don\u2019t know<\/em>. \u00a0Yet, everybody, takes pride in decorating whatever little hovel or massive spread they are allotted by the cruel (ancient Italian\u2026\u00a0yet universal) goddess Fortuna<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

19.) <\/strong>Paradise is not a prison, until you want to leave and can\u2019t\u2026 the \u00a0mighty expanse of the Atlantic ocean holds in many that would love to live in another place\u2026 yet, the language(s)\u2026 our\u00a0accent(s)\u2026 our roots…keep us part of the Caribbean no matter how faraway we go, we feel the pull of fertile land and dream of a garden place where we can just relax and allow others to serve us. \u00a0Ah! \u00a0Paradise is a tricky and slippery place where you can fall into the abyss of corruption which bubbles just under the surface of the cheerful,\u00a0good-looking, whores,\u00a0that saddle up to strangers and offer unspeakable services for laughable sums.<\/span><\/p>\n

20.) <\/strong>Keeping a cheerful, cosmetically correct exterior is a worthwhile pursuit. \u00a0Yet, it will not stop you from biting the dust when the time comes. \u00a0Keep\u00a0perspective on what really is worth the effort and find meaning in life by listening to the underlying silence which is familiar to all readers of\u00a0spiritual books and those willing to stand up to big\u00a0television sets in hotel lobbies are ask for them to be turned, “OFF!” immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n

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21.) \u00a0<\/strong>Exercise your right to say,\u00a0\u201c\u00a1Buenos Dias!\u201d to everyday and face life with a romantic\u2019s delight in the waves and winds that will rock your boat. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

22.) <\/strong>Don\u2019t forget that whatever keeps you feeling\u00a0buoyant, up beat, excited is good. \u00a0LOVE is good. \u00a0Happiness. \u00a0Laughter. \u00a0All these goods are worth cultivating because they give the most lasting and nourishing fruit.<\/span><\/p>\n

23.)<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>When you walk through,\u00a0\u201cThe Valley of Death,\u201d don\u2019t forget to take pictures and don\u2019t forget you are never alone. \u00a0 You have a connection to every\u00a0living thing on this planet, including your food. \u00a0LOVE IT and LIVE IT UP!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Happy Holidays<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sincerely Yours,<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Frau Kolb<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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